RACEHORSE CAUSES TROUBLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 210, 24 January 1913, Page 2

RACEHORSE CAUSES TROUBLE.

DECLINES TO LEAVE NEW ZEALAND Auckland, January 21. Some trouble was experienced ill attempting to ship the well-known racehorse Kakamn to .Sydney by the Wimmcra last evening. The horse, in coin- , I puny with several others, was brought j to the ship's side, and as it was antici- | pated that Kakama would cause a little :[ trouble, the others were shipped first. ' All attempts to induce the horse to enter the box to be hoisted on board proved- futile, and nearly an hour was spent in the endeavor to coax or push the animal into box. At one time it appeared thafifethe efforts of the men would be rewarded, but just as Kakama placed one of her fore feet on the floor of the box she suddenly reared, and fell backwards on the wharf. The horse was not injured, as a bundle of straw had been previously spread on the wharf, and she scrambled to her feet, lashing out in great fury. An unusually large crowd liad gathered to watch the proceedings, and the excited animal raced about the wharf, the crowd scattering in all directions. One individual, in his haste to get out of the way of . the animal's flying feet, tripped, and fell over the edge of the wharf. Luckily, in his fall, he clutched one of the steel hawsers, and remained suspended betvyeen the ship and the wharf for some minutes. He was eventually helped ashore by willing hands. All attempts ! to ship the horse were shortly afterwards abandoned, and the mare was taken back to her quarters.